(1) Each eligible institution shall file an annual report with the commission for the Attracting Excellence to Teaching Program and the Enhancing Excellence in Teaching Program for any fiscal year in which the eligible institution receives funding to distribute to students pursuant to either or both of such programs containing such information as required by rule and regulation. On or before December 31 of each even-numbered year, the commission shall submit a report to the Governor, the Clerk of the Legislature, and the Education Committee of the Legislature on the status of the programs, the status of the borrowers, and the impact of the programs on the number of teachers in shortage areas in Nebraska and on the number of teachers receiving graduate degrees in teaching endorsement areas in Nebraska or receiving approval to teach postsecondary courses by a Nebraska postsecondary educational institution. The report submitted to the Clerk of the Legislature and the committee shall be submitted electronically. Each report shall include information on an institution-by-institution basis, the status of borrowers, and a financial statement with a description of the activity of the Excellence in Teaching Cash Fund.

Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 85-3114

  • Commission: means the Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education. See Nebraska Statutes 85-3103
  • Eligible institution: means a not-for-profit college or university which (a) is located in Nebraska, (b) is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education as determined to be acceptable by the State Board of Education, (c) has a teacher education program, and (d) if a privately funded college or university, has not opted out of the program pursuant to rules and regulations. See Nebraska Statutes 85-3103
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Nebraska postsecondary educational institution: means any Nebraska public postsecondary institution as defined in section 85-2403 and any private, nonprofit postsecondary institution with a principal facility in Nebraska that is exempt from the Private Postsecondary Career School Act. See Nebraska Statutes 85-3107
  • Year: shall mean calendar year. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801

(2) Any report pursuant to this section which includes information about borrowers shall exclude confidential information or any other information which specifically identifies a borrower.

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